Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Sanitary Inspection of the Borough.
TABLE XXXIV.
Clapham. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Premises cleansed and repaired | 617 | 321 | 464 | 269 | 581 | 1094 | 3346 |
2. | Drains tested | 115 | 98 | 60 | 167 | 78 | 180 | 698 |
3. | Drains cleansed or repaired | 134 | 97 | 147 | 71 | 135 | 276 | 860 |
4. | Water closets cleansed or repaired | 349 | 171 | 283 | 148 | 238 | 482 | 1671 |
5. | Soil pipes repaired | 57 | 39 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 73 | 208 |
6. | Waste pipes altered or repaired | 163 | 117 | 123 | 82 | 106 | 307 | 898 |
7. | Rainwater pipes repaired | 67 | 23 | 90 | 18 | 28 | 66 | 292 |
8. | Roofs and gutters repaired | 218 | 87 | 231 | 97 | 218 | 468 | 1319 |
9. | Damp courses inserted | 14 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 56 |
10. | Damp conditions otherwise remedied | 196 | 137 | 199 | 93 | 126 | 406 | 1157 |
11. | Yards drained or paved | 98 | 25 | 86 | 44 | 90 | 181 | 524 |
12. | Dust bins provided or repaired | 89 | 61 | 113 | 39 | 92 | 204 | 598 |
13. | Water cisterns cleansed, covered or repaired | 26 | 47 | 16 | 6 | 60 | 77 | 232 |
.14. | Water supply reinstated | 15 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 50 |
15. | Defective fireplaces remedied | 87 | 40 | 200 | 44 | 83 | 300 | 754 |
16. | Defective coppers remedied | 42 | 10 | 71 | 13 | 48 | 80 | 264 |
17. | Cases of overcrowding abated | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 37 |
18. | Stables and stable yards drained or paved | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | 7 |
19. | Accumulations of manure, etc., removed | 8 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 81 |
20. | Urinals cleansed or repaired | — | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 4 | 16 |
21. | Animals improperly kept | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
22. | Smoke nuisances | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | — | 28 | 49 |
23. | Other nuisances | 155 | 100 | 214 | 138 | 411 | 173 | 1191 |
Total | 2480 | 1402 | 2369 | 1273 | 2336 | 4460 | 14320 | |
No. of preliminary notices served | 687 | 397 | 498 | 520 | 845 | 1537 | 4484 | |
No. of preliminary notices complied with without the service of statutory notices | 538 | 368 | 519 | 508 | 801 | 1477 | 4211 | |
No. of statutory notices served | 172 | 96 | 133 | 101 | 59 | 261 | 822 | |
No. of statutory notices complied with | 83 | 43 | 81 | 63 | 30 | 230 | 535 |